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Ice Age Explorer: Mammoth

Mammoth

There once was a time when mammoths roamed the Earth. As big as elephants, they walked the same land as you are walking on now! But instead of drinking water from the tap like we do, they would drink from the Ice Age Ponds in Herefordshire, like a modern-day watering hole. Imagine that! Follow all the clues for a mammoth themed prize at the end. Good luck!

Digital image of a mammoth against white background

Mammoth bones have been found fossilised at the bottom of Ice Age Ponds just like these in the UK, the age of the ponds mean that peat has accumulated and acts as both a carbon sink and also a brilliant preservative for exciting Ice Age finds.

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This project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Thank you to players of the National Lottery for making the Ice Age Explorer Trail and the Ice Age Ponds project possible!